Ok, thanks!
I will check in time, thats interesting, butakun.
(and I liked your pig example and think, you are a fair and honest person. I like pigs myself, yet eat some of their meat now and then, but have my respect, and that may make some difference after all. If not, I see myself as guilty as anyone else, who does)
In general for some:
As I stated on several other related threads already, I am not a vegetarian, although I like their food and eat only little meat, but consciously, and am very well aware, that in general its not just a whaler-issue, how animals are treated.
And if it does not go into the exteme and just for cold commercial reasons and is done with a certain respect (see some words about native indians and former siberian tribes etc. on other places, plus my own uncle as forestier and hunter), I would not say anything about or against it. This should be clear by now. If some still do not wish to remember, it cannot be helped. Its their problem then.
I wish I could be more engaged into some animal and human right's places, but I am only one woman with only one life and its additional problems for artists and/or lone mothers etc. in a far from perfect own state or Germany.
Also pure vegetarians have their problems with limits, since some say in general, that any creation(which would also include plants then, esp. since the borderline between plants and animals is also floating. . .) should be saved, which would mean in consequence, that we humans have to kill ourself via starvings in the end effect. There is no real end to the story thus.
But we can handle with respect and thanks, what we get. And I still believe so.
otherwise this planet may shake us off with the same ruthlessness, that we use in handling it.
And at least pay some of this "taking" back via giving, and we should not let it go into the extreme.
Thus I am also against killing Kangoroos just for fun, or paying for hitting wolves for example (I happpen to be a wolf-lover too and as such interested in something like the white wolf sanctuary/Oregon and other places of the planet etc.), or certain hunts for fun, that have been forbidden in Germany by now (glad, so glad about it!).
Thus, if there is only little demand for certain food, be it whales, or if it can easily be replaced by something else, then I see no reason for such barbaric mass slaughterings, as happens there. Especially in such a deeply respectless way. Would it be for the local people, if they really may not have anything else, and with respect and care, I would not say much, nor would their own elders or already dead wise ancesters. This is their real culture, and they are ignoring it plus the inherited warnings(bad luck etc., very wise ones indeed)). I could as well be an according spirit, reminder of themselves in this context. This of course opposes the money chasers, -addicts, who are definitely and provable (already done) behind. I would say the very same everywhere in the world, also about killings for money of some wolves, also to serve some outlets for general aggressions and "killing instincts" etc., also certain Kangoroos, don't you worry, but thats once more not the theme here), however much some wish to change the theme or ignore my former words or play word twisters.
Just think a bit and try to remember.
Any killing falls back onto the killer, particularly if done out of balance and coldheartedly, and therefore native tribes usually made thank you ceremonies and kept that died spirit in high respect and memories. This could have been the case in Taiji too for example, but surely is forgotten, blinded by money.
Yet it still works in the very same way. Nature will hit back for sure, when violated by humans. And we are humans that have to learn again to relate with respect and very well, feelings for humans as well as animals and plants etc.
That has nothing to do with me personally, I am just trying to remember and then remind.
We have for example all seen the videos about the dolphin massacre, if not, go to that dolphin page and have a look. It screems out for calling nature to hit back, sorry to say.
If no one has any feelings there, then you are already dead, or eaten by money.
And sure, I am again also with everyone who is against killing for fun or extreme ruthless manipulating commerce. I do not support "coexistence" in this. We had the strange coexistence during Hitler, those nice family fathers, whose jobs was to kill the jewish, often on the very same days, without their wives even knowing about it! This is absolutely no theme for me thus. . .I know the line in humans to be very thin.
And this is the Japan forum after all, right?